Sri Lankabhimanya

Sri Lankabhimanya (The Pride of Sri Lanka) is the highest National Honor of Sri Lanka awarded by the President of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Government. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the name of the person who received the award. It is the highest civil honour conferred for exceptionally outstanding and most distinguished service to the nation. It can be conferred posthumously. The title is also referred to as Lankabhimanya (Pride of Lanka).

Awardees

Awardees include:

2005

• Sir Arthur C. Clarke
• Lakshman Kadirgamar PC (Posthumous)

2007

• A. T. Ariyaratne
• Lester James Peries
• Christopher Weeramantry

See also

• Sri Lankan honours system
• Deshamanya
• Deshabandu

References

• priu.gov.lk/Current_Affairs
• www.dailynews.lk
• National_Honours_Gazette_Notification